2013

February 27: Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group First meeting
March 27: Dave Tyson, Connecting Humboldt Bay’s Harbor to the Nation.
April 24: Casey Allen, Artificial Reef
May 29: Jack Crider, Overview of Harbor District
June 26: Bob Martin, Need for East-West Rail
July 31: Stas Margaronis, Short Sea Shipping
August 28, Adam Wagschal, Past, Present and Future of Shellfish Culture
September 25: Leroy Zerlang, The Madaket and Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
October 30, Garry T Eagles, Education and a Healthy Economy

2014
January 29, Stas Margaronis, Pat Higgins, Steven Pepper, Panel Discussion on Short Sea Shipping, Obstacles & Benefits
• February 26, Pete Johnston, Timber Heritage Association
March 26: Richard Lenz, Harbor Working Group & Discussion
April 23: Chet Albin, Cruising to Humboldt Bay
May 28: David Hull, UpState RailConnect Feasibility Study Update
June 25: John Prince, Humboldt Bay Homeland Security
July 23 or 30: Larry Henderson, One Plan for New Jobs
August 27: Andrew Sturmfels, Go-Biz, Permitting and Port Revitalization
September 24: Ken Bates, Historic View of Eureka Port & Waterfront
October 29: Karen & Larry Revitalizing the Harbor, A Real Work Plan.

2015
January 28: Bob Merrill, Coastal Comm., Status of Local Coastal Plan, Update for Harbor Development
February 25: Dave Schneider on Proposed Fairhaven Dock
March 25: Ken Bates, Fishermen Communties on Woodley Island & Eureka Waterfront
April 29: Rob Holmlund and Steve Salzman on Cold Storage Study
June 3: Col.Czekanski S.F. Corps of Engineers discusses what they do here; how they can assist with local efforts for better use of the Harbor; and some insight as to future dredging projects.
June 24: Rob Wall & Rob Holmlund who will report on the status of the Harbor Local Coastal Plan update.
July 29: Aldaron Laird who will talk about predictions of rising sea levels and local impacts.
August 26: Captain Snyder, Coast Guard serving 250 Miles of Rugged Coastline
September 30: Harbor District Candidate Forum: Larry Doss, Greg Dale, Pat Higgins, Nick Angeloff, Susan Rotwein

2016
Jan 27: Rob Wall speaks on “Local Coastal Planning Update”
February 24: Bill Carlson who will report on Agriculture shipped from Humboldt Bay
March 30: Raphael Cuevas Uribe who will report on Aquaponics on the Bay with tour after
April 27: Panel discussion on state and projection of dredging of Humboldt Bay Channels
May 25: Forum with Supervisor candidates Uri Driscoll and Mike Wilson
June 29: Timber Heritage, on “Past, Present, and Future Impact on the Humboldt Bay Economy”
July 27: Rick Tippett, Trinity Co Transportation Commission, Update on grant for “Upstate California RailConnect Feasiblilty Study

• August 31: HarveyII presents on the Port of Kashima in Eureka’s Sister City Kamisu, Japan

• September 28: City Council Candidate forum w/ John Fullerton, Heidi Messner and Austin Allison

• October 26: Thomas Mattson, County Public Works Dir. On Measure U, road tax ballot initiative

2017
Jan 25: No Forum. Thank you from Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group for attending 2016 Forums.
February 22: No Forum
March 29: Kevin A. Tucker, Caltrans Senior Transportation Planner, presents an Update on Last Change Grade, future plans and what Cal Trans is doing to stabilize US Hwy 101
April 26: Laura Casali and Rob Domouchel, Fishing Community Sustainability Planning study
May 25: Becky Reece, Benefits of Cruise Ships making Eureka a Port–of-Call
June 28: Troy Nicolini, Effort to reorganize Samoa as a Community Services District
July 26: Dan Johnson, Town of Samoa, a New Commercial & Residential Development
August 30: David Schneider, Obstacles to Better Utilization of the Harbor
September: Jason Nguyen, Another Look at Eureka’s Future
October: Miles Slattery, Eureka Harbor Operations, focus on maintenance dredging
November & December No Forums

2018

Jan 31: Larry Oetker, Executive Director of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District on ‘Thoughts and Plans for the Future.’
February 28: John Prince, Custom’s and Border Protection Officer Department of Homeland Security on the role of CBP in International Seaports.
March 28: Matthew Marshall, Executive Director, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, Offshore Wind Energy Turbines
April 25: Pete Oringer and Larry Henderson, Rail connection of our port to the rest of the Nation by Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group
May 30: Joel & Gayle Guynup, Tracy Craig and Rich Graham, Reports on PG&E’s clean-up of foot of 14th property; Rich Graham on Schmidbauer Lumber’s plans for the dock; and Guynup of Eureka Forest Products on the history of the dock
June 27: Michael Marsden, Director of Business Development of PNR, on envisioning our Harbor as an international seaport
July 25: Michael Marsden, on renovating the Port of Humboldt Bay into a modern containerized international shipping port
August 29: Group discussion, on renovating the Port of Humboldt Bay into a modern containerized international shipping port
September 26: Harbor Commission candidates Marian Brady and Richard Marks briefly introduce themselves and answer questions from the Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group moderators
October 24: City Council Ward 1, 3 and 5 candidates forum focuses on economic development, job creation, the port and their vision on waterfront and harbor development
November and December: No Forums

2019

January 30: Larry Oetker, State of the Harbor presentation by executive director of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District
February 27: Uri & Chris Driscoll, Rail Runner Humboldt Bay presentation on rental of pedal-powered rail cars on NCRA rail between Samoa Bridge and Brainard Mill site
March 27: Leroy Zerlang, owner of Zerlang and Zerlang Marine Services, Harbor Safety Commissioner, will discuss the current emergency situation at the Humboldt Bay Harbor Channel entrance.
April 24: Karen Brooks, HBHWG member and community advocate looks at the reasons why the Port of Coos Bay is handling international cargo and the Port of Humboldt Bay isn’t.
May 29: Lynette Mullen, Community Liaison for Nordic Aquafarms, presents an overview of the land-based fish farm proposed for the Samoa Peninsula on Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District property. Cancelled andmooved to July 31, 2019
June 26: John Ford, Director County of Humboldt Planning & Development, presented plans for the Humboldt Bay & area.
July 31: Nordic Aquafarming Presentation, Lynnette Mullen presented information on proposed Salmon Farm

February 25, 2015, "Proposed Dock at Fairhaven" by David Schneider

Ship docked at existing Eureka's Waterfront

Existing Schneider dock at Eureka's Warefront

Existing Schneider dock at Eureka's waterfront

Preposed new Schneider Dock on the Samoa Pennisula

January 28, 2015 "Local Coastal Program Updates" by Bob Merrill

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October 29, 2014 "Interagency Collaboration Targets for 2015"

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August 27, 2014 "Permitting and Port Revitalization"

On August 27 Andrew Sturmfels met with dock owners, presented at the Samoa Cookhouse luncheon, and toured Humboldt Bay port facilities. Andrew is Senior Permit Assistance Specialist with State of California, in the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (Go Biz).

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Andrew Sturmfels answering questions following presentation at Samoa Cookhouse Luncheon

From the harbor tour with Andrew:

Overview of Humboldt Bay Port facilities

Andrew Sturmfels introduced by Susana Munzell at Samoa Cookhouse Luncheon

Andrew Sturmfels serves as a Senior Permit Assistance Specialist within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). His job is to assist businesses in understanding and navigating permitting, licensing, and regulatory processes.

May 28, 2014 "Update on East-West Rail Feasibility"

April 23, 2014 "Cruise Ships and Humboldt Bay Harbor" by

Chet Albin, Greg Gardiner and Dave Schneider

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March 26, 2014 "A Call to Action" by Richard Lentz

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July 31, 2013 "Trucking By Water" Humboldt to Stockton by Stas Margaronis -The potential of Short Sea Shipping

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May 29, 2013 Overview, Harbor District Projects, Jack Crider, CEO

Jack Crider's presentation (Click on section desired)
Introduction

Woodley Island Marina

Development

Shipping

Challenges

Fishing

Freshwater Pulp Mill

HSU Marine Research